Virgil Davis vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Virgil Davis posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Virgil Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.369 vs .265). By the career numbers, Virgil Davis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Virgil Davis and Jimmy Smith

Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1458
185.61
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
370
179.47
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4713
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4255
541.69
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1312
167.03
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
969
123.36
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
31.06
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.8
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
9.8
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
43.67
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655.01
83.39
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1831
233.1
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1720
218.97
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.738
0.738
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
49.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
57.72
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
82.37
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
52.38
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958
121.96
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
711.98
90.64
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.8
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
49.14
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
41.5
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.46
14.46
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
6.37
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
12.73
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.76
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.73
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.34
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.76
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
14.07
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Virgil Davis and Jimmy Smith

Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1289
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4423
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5195
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.38
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.965
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Virgil Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0